Rob D killing the art of sharpening

[Pat Ferrett]

A vice bolted on the chipper might be a better investment of £50

[Tom D]

I had a go with Big J's sharpener, it was quick but it doesn't leave them as sharp as a file. I didn't rush out and buy one.

[skyhuck]

I'm talking tree surgery cutters, not forestry.

[agrimog]

the whole point of the grinder is consistency of teeth, Dave can you guarentee everyone of you teeth are identical, this is what I look for in my chains, it gives a near perfect cut when milling, I've been sharpening chains for near 4o years and reckon to be pretty good at it, but theres no way I can match the accuracy of a well set up mechanical grinder, it comes down to horses for courses, you wouldnt use one of theseif you were cutting in the woods all day, but you might when you got home to true everything back up, milling, yes definately, arborial work, probably not one or two sharpens a day wont justify it, but as Rob says dont knock it till you try it, I think you might be surprised

[slack ma girdle]

I won't ever be using one of these, a round file in the right hands will bring even the worst chain back in well under 10 minuets, grab a new file and its even quicker.

 

I reckon the masters of the art of sharpening will carry on and they will pass it on to the next generation of pro's.

 

I was in your camp Skyhuck, but i have changed. No matter how good you are with a file, you with NEVER be as consistant as the Granberg.

Move to the dark side, you know it makes sense.

 

Sent from my Galaxy arse using tupping talk.

Check ALL the simple things first.

[skyhuck]

Maybe for milling there is a need for this, but for me for tree work hand sharpening is perfect.

[treequip]

Don't knock it until you've tried it Dave!

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I agree, I also prefer hand sharpening and I sharpen by hand by default but if you have a mullered chain on a big saw these little grinders are spot on for taking a couple of MM off.

 

They have a place in tree surgery where you are more likley to find something thats not timber inside a stem.

[Dr.Green]

hand vs machanicaly sharpening is like the vinyl vs cd debate ---- ongoing for life

[alex_m]

hand vs machanicaly sharpening is like the vinyl vs cd debate ---- ongoing for life

 

I see this 12v hand sharpner the same as using time coded vinyl and Serato Scratch (using your analogy)

Best of both worlds.

[Ashes_Firewood]

The only thing I would change about the grinder is to have a plug fitted on the end instead of crocodile clips. Then I could use it inside the workshop which is where I would really like to use it. Other than that it's been great, especially when I used it to sort a mates knackered chain out.